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chest

[chest]
–noun
1. Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
2. a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest.
3. the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer.
4. the funds themselves.
5. a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit.
6. the quantity contained in such a box: a chest of spices.
7. chest of drawers.
8. a small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines: a medicine chest.
9. get (something) off one's chest, Informal. to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone.
10. play it close to the chest. vest (def. 16).

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE cest, cist < L cista < Gk kístē box


chest⋅ful [chest-fool] , noun
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chest 
O.E. cest "box, coffer," from P.Gmc. *kista, an early borrowing from L. cista, from Gk. kiste "a box, basket," from PIE *kista "woven container." Meaning extended to "thorax" 1530, replacing breast, on the metaphor of the ribs as a box for the organs. Chest of drawers is from 1599.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chest
Pronunciation: 'chest
Function: noun
1 : MEDICINECHEST
2 : the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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chest (chěst)
n.
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; thorax.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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